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People are always asking me how I stay so young and lovely looking with no plastic in my bathroom cabinet.
Easy I say – I get all Blue Peter and make my own products. Its quicker then  trying to choose between a hundred different shampoos and it’s really simple, fun to do, so much cheaper  and  I get to control what goes on my  body, where it comes from and what environmental impact it has.
Incidentally have you seen what goes into commercial cosmetics?  There are regular scares about  the  toxic chemicals used – try safe cosmetics website and the ewg database  for a few horror stories. If you are of a nervous disposition you might want to skip reading this and just take my word for it.
On the other hand, if you feel those are rather hysterical, you could try reading the  infinitely down to earth Colin a cosmetic scientist. While he tends to dismiss the wilder toxic claims of the green movement, he also debunks many cosmetic industry fantasies being sold today. Sadly that lotion isn’t actually dramatically different but just the same old emulsion of fat and water.
Believe me, you are paying a lot of money for  very little.
On a personal note I have long suffered sensitive skin reactions to store-bought potions. If I make my own, and don’t use a  preservative, I don’t.

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